Advanced Topics in Regional Studies and Planning
Code: 44471 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4317520 Territorial Studies and Planning | OB | 0 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Angel Cebollada Frontera
- Email:
- angel.cebollada@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
Other comments on languages
Given the international character of the Master's Program, languages used in the classroom will be Catalan and/or Spanish, depending on which is the most common among students. Students can choose the language in the relationship with the professeurs.Teachers
- Gemma Simón Mas
- Samuel Nelˇlo Deakin
- Jordi Honey Roses
- Pau Avellaneda Garcia
Prerequisites
None
Objectives and Contextualisation
This subject will cover the key contents of the most advanced contemporary research on active mobility and, more specifically, bicycle mobility. The course will provide students with the conceptual and methodological tools for planning metropolitan environments in transition to active mobility scenarios.
The subject has an applied character and is guided by the methodology of learning by challenges: it is about facing real and complex problems identified by the different actors in the territory in order to make an appropriate diagnosis and point out possible solutions to the problems detected. Challenging learning is today a widely recognized methodology that allows not only to deal with real case studies, but also to insert the student in environments in which in the future he can develop his professional career. It is also a good opportunity to integrate and experiment with the knowledge and methods acquired in other subjects of the Master. For this reason, the central axis is the realization of a project that we call Troncal and that is done in coordination with two more subjects: Territorial and Urban Planning and City and Metropolitan Spaces.
By core we mean the realization of a practical exercise, consisting of the recognition and identification of the urban, social and environmental characteristics of a territory in order to implement projects and proposals that solve the identified challenges.
For the 2022-23 academic year, the title of the main course is Active Mobility in Metropolitan Environments. Analysis and planning for the comprehensive bicycle policy and the field of study will focus on a metropolitan kneecap. The municipalities that make it up are Montcada i Reixac, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Ripollet, Badia del Vallès and Barberà del Vallès, all within the first metropolitan belt of Barcelona. The challenge posed will be, based on the identification of specificproblems expressed by local actors, to select, define, and work collaboratively in order to be able to point out possible solutions specified in proposals and projects. We will work in small groups, each of which will delve into a thematic aspect. The results will be presented to local leaders and other actors in society.
Competences
- Analyse and interpret spatial and regional projections of social and economic imbalances in the processes of land-use planning and urban planning
- Critically apply the most advanced concepts and theoretical approaches in land-use planning studies
- Judge the impact of the legal, economic, political and social framework on local and regional dynamics
- Knowledge and understanding that provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often in a research context.
- Promote the use and development of the principles of ecological, social and economic sustainability through mechanisms of citizen participation.
- Recognise and use the most efficient mechanisms and instruments of planning and management, especially in situations of conflict, for a wide variety of spaces at different scales.
- That the students can apply their knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
- Work in an international multidisciplinary context that promotes the values of social and gender equality
Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate access to public space in relation to the social and economic position of the public.
- Evaluate processes of regional and urban change applying methodologies and instruments linked to theories of reference, capable of measuring the mechanisms of action and the results.
- Evaluate working processes in multidisciplinary teams under the perspectives of gender.
- Identify the paradigms of reference for the current lines of research in regional and urban topics.
- Knowledge and understanding that provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often in a research context.
- Manage conflict and coexistence in public spaces as a tool for urban planning.
- Manage the changes in public spaces through planning to rebalance the territory.
- Promote the application of mechanisms of public participation and the advancement of ecological, social and economic sustainability.
- Recognise the interrelationship between the political-legal system and territorial dynamics.
- Reflect on the importance of academic research in regional intervention and management for planning.
- That the students can apply their knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
- Understand the conceptual frameworks for analysing and interpreting regional and urban conflicts.
- Work in multidisciplinary groups based on the concepts of social equity.
Content
This subject will cover the following topics:
1. Cycle mobility from an international perspective
2. The conditions factors of cycle mobility
3. Cycle mobility in a systemic multi-crisis context
4. Intgerated cycling policy
5. Cycling mobility planning in metropolitan planning
6. Recognition of the study area
7. Tools for the elaboration of a planning document for the implementation of comprehensive bicycle policies
At the beginning of the course the detailed program of the subject will be provided
Methodology
The training activities are divided into those leading at lecturers in the classroom, those supervised by lecturers outside the classroom and the autonomous ones that must be developed by students.
There are three types of leading activities. The first is the classes that will combine the master sessions with debates. The second is the lecture series (six in total). The last will be the workshops, of a practical nature
In this course there are two types of supervised activities: the fieldwork that will be carried out in the week of October 10 to 14 and the group project tutorials that each tutor will lead.
Finally, the autonomous activity will consist of the elaboration of all the phases of the main project.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Classes and reading debate | 26 | 1.04 | 2, 1, 4, 5 |
| Lectures | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 12, 4, 10, 5 |
| Workshop | 18 | 0.72 | 2, 3, 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 9, 13 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Field work | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 12, 9, 10 |
| Group Tutorials | 12 | 0.48 | 3, 12, 7, 4, 5, 13 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Preparation of the course project | 117 | 4.68 | 12, 6, 10 |
Assessment
The final mark will come from:
- Individual course portfolio: 25%
- Active participation in class: 10%
- Elaboration of the main project: 40%
- Preparation of the poster: 15%
- Public presentation of the trunk project: 10%
There will be no possibility of recovery of activities related to core work or active participation in class. The recovery of the portfolio will be the elaboration of an additional exercise always and when the minimum note is of 3,5 (over 10).
The student will receive the grade of ‘Not assessable’ instead of ‘Suspended’ as long as he has not delivered all the exercises of the module.
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
VERY IMPORTANT: Total or partial plagiarism of any of the exercises will automatically be considered a SUSPENSION (0) of the plagiarized exercise. In the event of several irregularities in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0. PLAGIARISM is copying from unidentified sources of a text, whether a single sentence or more, which is pretends to be self-produced (THIS INCLUDES COPYING PHRASES OR FRAGMENTS FROM THE INTERNET AND ADDING THEM WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT PRESENTED AS ITS OWN), and is a serious offense. It is necessary to learn to respect the intellectual property of others and to always identify the sources that can be used, and it is essential to take responsibility for the originality and authenticity of one's own text.
Assessment activities rated with 0 for irregularities committed by the student may not be recovered
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active participation in the course | 10% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 6, 7, 11, 9 |
| Elaboration of an portfolio | 25% | 25 | 1 | 3, 1, 6, 7, 11, 9, 10 |
| Elaboration of the main Project | 40% | 0 | 0 | 12, 7, 4, 11, 10, 5, 13 |
| Poster elaboration | 15% | 0 | 0 | 12, 7, 10, 13 |
| Presentation of the core work | 10% | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13 |
Bibliography
The lecturers will give the bibliographic references for each session.
Software
Office and GIS (ArcGis and Qgis).